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Zachary Keys - Dvar Torah
For my D’var Torah I have chosen two topics to discuss. The first one is how you should move on in life and not stay the same way all the...


Aidan Raphael - Dvar Torah
Vows My Torah portion is a double one called Matot-Masei. It covers a whole lot of topics from vows to war, staying in quarantine after...


Aidan Raphael - Mitzvah Project
For my Bar Mitzvah I made 100 sandwiches and boiled eggs which I delivered to a drop off point at Red Sofa for Ladles of Love.


Liam Wolman - Dvar Torah
My torah portion today is based on Parashat Matot-Masei, numbers 33:1 – 36:13 Masei, is the second word and the first distinctive word in...


Cole Rubin - Dvar Torah
My Torah portion is called Bʼhar Behuckoti The Bʼhar portion deals with the land of Israel taking a sabbatical every 7th year. This is...


Kiran Bloom - Dvar Torah
My Torah portion is called Emor and it’s found in the book of Leviticus/Vayikra. It’s about sacrifices in the Sanctuary (or the Mikdash...


Daniel Cohen - Dvar Torah
My torah portion, Vayikra is found in the third book of the Torah which is also called Vayikra. Most of my portion speaks about how the...


Rabbi Greg's response to Ben Duncan's dvar
Ben, thank you for your dvar torah and for the wise words you have shared with us today. You have chosen to focus on two important ideas...


Ben Duncan - Dvar Torah
My Torah portion comes from Exodus, and it's called Vayak'hel The first part of the portion is about how Moses called the Israelites...


Zac Turest-Swartz - Mitzvah Project
My name is Zacari Turest-Swartz. I’ve always been passionate about animals. I absolutely love them. I have two dogs and two cats. I chose...


Jack Weiner - Dvar Torah
My Parsha is Chayei Sarah from the book of Genesis. I have been very lucky to have this portion as I think that there are a number of...


Sam Rothschild - Dvar Torah
G ood morning Rabbi Malcom, family, friends and congregation . This weeks parsha is “Veyara” This Parsha is mostly about Abraham in the...


Gabriel Amato - Dvar Torah
My parasha is called Ki Teitzei. The English translation is ‘When you go out …’ and it covers many many rules written by Moses dealing...


Dvar Torah - Zachary Ashberg
My parasha is parashat Pinchas which comes from the book of Bemidbar or the book of Numbers. I will discuss two topics from this week’s...


Rabbi Emma Induction Speech
HINEINI RESPONSE: Henini. Here I am, standing before you. Called by God and this community to do the holy work of bringing our Torah,...


Induction of Rabbi Emma Gottlieb - by Rabbi Danny Gottlieb
Temple Israel, Cape Town, SA July 2019 – Tammuz 5779 God spoke to Abraham: לך לך מארצך ממולדתך אל הארץ אשר אראך Get yourself up and...


Joshua Dobrinsky
My torah portion is about a selfish man named Korach. He challenged Moses and Aaron and formed a rebellion against them. Since he only...


Tayla Katz - Dvar Torah
Rabbi Greg, congregation, family and friends Thank you for joining me to celebrate my Bat Mitzvah. When a young girl reaches the age of...


Zara Tonkil - Dvar Torah
Good Morning and Good Shabbas everyone I am Zara Tonkil and in celebration of my Bat Mitzvah I will be saying my dvar Torah on my...


Thomas Kantor - Mitzvah Project
I chose to collect my old books and donate them to a school which could make better use of them. Rabbi Greg suggested that I ask my Grade...


Nathan Beswick - Mitzvah Project
Beth Silbert, from The Shine Project at Good Hope Seminary, linked some of us up with pupils to be their penpals. My penpal’s name was...


Nathan Beswick- Dvar Torah
Good morning family and friends. My Torah portion is from the book of Exodus and it is called Bo, it is about the last three plagues,...


Daniella Segall - Dvar Torah
My Torah portion is called Vayetzei. There is so much to grasp from it. Jacob leaves his home as he is running from is brother who is...
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